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HAPPY SPRING WORTHINGTON SENIORS Join us for a cruise on the Lady Bea. May 31, 2019. Enjoy lunch at the Boat House Restaurant at Brunelle’s Marine, South Hadley (Lunch tabs will be handled on an individual basis.) Meet the Easy Ride Van at the Worthington Congregational Church at 9:45AM. Arrive home by 4:00PM. Lunch will …

 ​Join​ ​a​ ​group​ ​hike​ ​in​ ​Worthington​ ​on​ ​Sunday​ ​June​ ​16,​ ​2019​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Highlands​ ​Footpath.​ ​​ ​Beginning​ ​at​ ​2​ ​p.m.​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Red​ ​Bucket​ ​Sugar​ ​Shack​ ​on​ ​Kinne​ ​Brook​ ​Road,​ ​3​ ​miles​ ​in​ ​from​ ​the​ ​end​ ​with​ ​Rt.​ ​112.​ ​​ ​This​ ​moderate​ ​level​ ​hike​ ​will​ ​head​ ​north​ ​on​ ​paved​ ​road,​ ​then​ ​onto​ ​dirt​ ​road,​ ​then​ ​onto​ ​a​ ​trail​ ​through​ ​the​ ​woods.​ ​​ ​Around​ ​and​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Red​ ​Bucket​ ​for​ ​a​ ​total​ ​of​ ​approximately​ ​4​ ​miles. ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Observe​ ​the​ ​changing​ ​landscape​ ​of​ ​stonewalls,​ ​wildlife​ ​and​ ​native ​vegetation.​ ​​ ​Be​ ​sure​ ​to​ ​pack​ ​water​ ​for​ ​hydration,​ ​a​ ​snack​ ​for​ ​energy,​ ​insect​ ​repellent​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​away​ ​some​ ​bugs​ ​and​ ​a​ ​light​ ​jacket.​ ​​ ​ Try​ ​to​ ​arrive​ ​15-30​ ​minutes​ ​early​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​stretch​ ​and​ ​orient​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Highlands​ ​Footpath.​ ​For​ ​questions,​ ​call​ ​Pat​ ​Kennedy:​ ​​ ​238-5560

Town Meeting passed all Warrant Articles at Saturday morning’s Town Meeting. Article 3, $179,015.63 to fund the additional constrtuction by Comcast to the 13 homes not included in the original design, passed by a vote of 95-4. The Town Election results are below: SELECTMAN(FOR THREE YEARS) Vote for One91 votes – Amy Wang ASSESSOR(FOR THREE …

The​ ​Worthington​ ​Council​ ​on​ ​Aging​ ​will​ ​host​ ​its​ ​monthly​ ​potluck​ ​on​ ​May​ ​13,​ ​2019,​ ​beginning​ ​at​ ​noon,​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Worthington​ ​Town​ ​Hall.​ ​Please​ ​call​ ​Pat​ ​at​ ​238-5560​ ​if​ ​you​ ​need​ ​a​ ​ride. ​ ​The​ ​Worthington​ ​Council​ ​on​ ​Aging​ ​will​ ​host​ ​two​ ​day​ ​trips,​ ​the​ ​​ ​first​ ​on​ ​May​ ​31,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​second​ ​on​ ​June​ ​28,​ ​to​ ​mystery​ ​locations!​ ​​ ​Save​ ​the​ ​dates!​ ​Details​ ​to​ ​follow.

Saturday, May 4, 2019 is Town Meeting day. Town election voting will open at Town Hall at 8:30am, an hour earlier this year, to help give everyone time to vote before town meeting. Polls close at 12:30am. Town meeting will begin at 9:30 in the gym/cafeteria at R.H. Conwell School. Sample Ballot Download a PDF …

TOWN OF WORTHINGTON ANNUAL TOWN MEETING May 4, 2019 – 9:30 AM Download a PDF of the 2019 Annual Town Meeting Warrant The R.H. Conwell Parent Teachers Organization will have snacks and coffee available and donations are welcomed. Childcare for the Town Meeting will be provided in the kindergarten room. Hampshire ss: To either of …

As you may know, according to the agreement that Comcast made with the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) and agreed to by the Town of Worthington, they were required to reach at least 96% of the residences in Worthington in exchange for a financial commitment from the state and town.  Ultimately last fall we were able …

The Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) held a special board meeting at the Worthington Town Hall on Friday, April 12, 2019. At the meeting they honored the former State Representative for his work in the legislature to bring broadband to the unserved towns of western Massachusetts. The MBI presented Steve with a special glass sculpture inscribed: …